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About 1912 the I. 0. 0. F. Lodge sold the building to the Masonic Lodge. Dances continued to be held on the first floor until the Arion Hall was built. EARLY CARS IN MILFORD The first car that was ever in Milford was called a Smith. The owner of it is said to have just gone out for a joy ride and it caught fire and burned up, about two miles south of town, out by the old smelter. An International Harvester Buggy was the second car in Milford, and it was the first car ever to carry mail and passengers from Beaver to Milford. It belonged to Duncan Gillies of Beaver, who had the mail route at that time. Bill Richards, who was working for Mr. Gillies, made the first trip with the International Harvester Buggy. Later Mr. Gillies sold it to Bill Martin and he took over the mail route and Mr. Richards went on working for Mr. Martin. This car was simply a modified buggy with an engine installed. It had solid rubber tires and a celluloid wind-shield, a right-hand chain drive, no carburetor and no radiator. It took eight gallons of gas to make the round trip from Milford to Beaver, and it took 2 1/2 to three hours to make the trip one way. The highest speed that could be attained was 22 miles per hour. Passengers paid $3 for one way and $5 for the round trip. There was room for four or five passengers, besides the mail. The car had to be cranked from behind to start it, and it did considerable popping and spitting before it was on its way. For the first few trips, people in Beaver and Milford would flock around to see it when it came in. Mr. Richards jokingly says that as he drove through Beaver he had a hard time keeping the chickens out of the way, for the little car was always calling to them. It went Cha ! Cha ! Cha ! as it traveled along.

About 1912 the I. 0. 0. F. Lodge sold the building to the Masonic Lodge. Dances continued to be held on the first floor until the Arion Hall was built. EARLY CARS IN MILFORD The first car that was ever in Milford was called a Smith. The owner of it is said to have just gone out for a joy ride and it caught fire and burned up, about two miles south of town, out by the old smelter. An International Harvester Buggy was the second car in Milford, and it was the first car ever to carry mail and passengers from Beaver to Milford. It belonged to Duncan Gillies of Beaver, who had the mail route at that time. Bill Richards, who was working for Mr. Gillies, made the first trip with the International Harvester Buggy. Later Mr. Gillies sold it to Bill Martin and he took over the mail route and Mr. Richards went on working for Mr. Martin. This car was simply a modified buggy with an engine installed. It had solid rubber tires and a celluloid wind-shield, a right-hand chain drive, no carburetor and no radiator. It took eight gallons of gas to make the round trip from Milford to Beaver, and it took 2 1/2 to three hours to make the trip one way. The highest speed that could be attained was 22 miles per hour. Passengers paid $3 for one way and $5 for the round trip. There was room for four or five passengers, besides the mail. The car had to be cranked from behind to start it, and it did considerable popping and spitting before it was on its way. For the first few trips, people in Beaver and Milford would flock around to see it when it came in. Mr. Richards jokingly says that as he drove through Beaver he had a hard time keeping the chickens out of the way, for the little car was always calling to them. It went Cha ! Cha ! Cha ! as it traveled along.